Project Gutenberg 2010-01-10 Public domain in the USA. 148 Upward, Allen 1863 1926 Upward, A. (Allen) The Queen Against Owen Produced by D Alexander and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Queen Against Owen" by Allen Upward is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the character Eleanor Margaret Owen, who stands accused of the murder of her benefactress, Ann Elizabeth Lewis. The book delves into the intricacies of circumstantial evidence as Eleanor faces a dramatic trial that highlights various legal and moral questions surrounding justice. The opening of the narrative sets the stage for a gripping legal drama, beginning with the formal indictment of Eleanor for murder. A barrister, Mr. Prescott, receives a brief for the prosecution, detailing the mysterious events leading up to the death of Miss Lewis and the emergence of potentially incriminating evidence against Eleanor. The text introduces key witnesses and elements of the case, including Eleanor's dubious alibi and the motive suggested by the disappearance of valuable jewels. As the courtroom drama unfolds, the tension between the characters is palpable, and the struggle for truth amidst a barrage of circumstantial evidence becomes central to the narrative. The early chapters establish a rich groundwork for an exploration of innocence and guilt, leaving readers eager to see how the trial will develop and what fate awaits Eleanor. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Trials (Murder) -- Fiction Legal stories PR Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: British Literature 306450 2025-07-12T14:03:17.697323 text/html 317250 2021-01-06T00:39:23 text/html 213448 2025-07-12T14:03:25.141236 application/epub+zip 214232 2025-07-12T14:03:20.657241 application/epub+zip 190822 2025-07-12T14:03:19.441281 application/epub+zip 398035 2025-07-12T14:03:28.551240 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 369411 2025-07-12T14:03:24.330248 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 310422 2022-09-14T09:04:38.248407 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273878 2025-07-12T14:03:16.951333 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 273743 2021-01-06T00:39:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 273736 2021-01-06T00:39:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21874 2025-07-12T14:03:28.685208 application/rdf+xml 15079 2025-07-12T14:03:19.950257 image/jpeg 4162 2025-07-12T14:03:19.694290 image/jpeg 102998 2021-01-06T00:39:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 124104 2021-01-06T00:39:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 102970 2021-01-06T00:39:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 197714 2025-07-12T14:03:17.723329 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia